Chapter 203: The Ming Emperor came to the loyal city of Guangzhou
Zhu Daohua is ready to return to Guangzhou.
Because there won’t be many wars in Liaodong in winter.
Instead, he was more concerned about the situation on the other side of the Indian Ocean.
So this winter, he will take his court officials to spend the winter in Guangzhou, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty.
And before leaving Liaodong.
Zhu Daohua also wanted to make a final inspection of the preparations in front of Shanhaiguan.
After the Korean King Li Zuo proclaimed himself a vassal, he conscripted tens of thousands of Korean laborers to serve under the Liaodong Army in accordance with the imperial edict of the Emperor of Heaven.
Therefore, the problem of labor shortage in the Liaodong Army has been temporarily solved.
This is part of a series of forward fortifications built by the Ming army near Shanhaiguan.
Under the nose of the Qing army, semi-permanent military strongholds were built to stockpile soldiers, horses and supplies.
Just waiting for the weather to get warmer, they launched an attack relying on these fortifications almost under the eyes of the Qing army's Shanhaiguan defenders.
Facing the actions of the Ming army, Agui, the general of the Qing army in Shanhaiguan, turned a deaf ear. In fact, he had no choice, because if he wanted to organize the Ming army to build fortifications, he had to send a large army out of the customs. But when facing the Ming army in the wild, Agui I'm really not confident.
So we just have to let it go.
"Yes, we must complete the construction before it is completely frozen, and then send these tens of thousands of North Koreans back. Otherwise, the pressure on military rations will be too great."
Zhu Daohua rode on his horse and smiled at Peng Jun, who had just been transferred back from the front line.
The recall of Peng Jun was of course because Zhu Daohua left Liaodong and he needed to appoint a legion commander of the Liaodong Army.
Peng Jun made a huge contribution this time.
In the first battle, the Qing government's Eight Banners outside the Pass were defeated and more than 20,000 people were killed. The Third Front Army directly pushed the front to Fengtian. After more than a month of fighting, the Qing army had to abandon Fengtian and march north. As a result, the area south of the line from Vladivostok to Fengtian in northern Liaoning was brought under the control of the Ming Dynasty.
This is the credit.
It was logical that Peng Jun was promoted to the commander of the Liaodong Army, and became the governor of Liao after conquering Shanhaiguan.
"Judging from the current progress, there should be no problem." Peng Jun said with a smile, "The army can be launched in the spring of next year. Although Shanhaiguan is full of fortresses, it is nothing more than a delay."
Zhu Daohua nodded: "I'm not worried that Shanhaiguan will be difficult to attack, but the northern Liaoning side will continue to drive the remnants of the Qing Tatars to the north of the Songhua River to ensure that the area from Anshan to Fushun becomes the rear area and cannot be disturbed by the war. In addition, Fengtian and Shengjing also needs to be renamed, it can no longer be called Fengtian or Shengjing."
"What the emperor said is absolutely true. Fengtian and Shengjing are names given by Qing Tatars. The meaning is self-explanatory. Now that we have taken them back, we will definitely not be able to call them by this name again."
Tao Biquan, the military advisor on the other side, smiled.
"The land of Liao was Liaodong County during the Liangxing period. It would be better to set up a Liaodong Province. In addition, Fengtian was called Houcheng during the Han Dynasty and was the administrative seat of the central commander of Liaodong County. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was affiliated to Xuantu County. During the Tang Dynasty, , belongs to the "Shenzhou" of the Andong Protectorate. How about restoring the ancient name and calling it Shenzhou Prefecture?"
"Liaodong Province, Shenzhou Prefecture is not bad." Zhu Daohua said with a smile, it doesn't really matter what the name is.
The key is to change Fengtian, which has strong political connotations.
"Your Majesty, when it comes to the importance of geographical location in Liaodong, Shenzhou and Kuancheng should be the most important. Fushun, Anshan, is just a small place. Why does the Emperor value it so much?"
Peng Jun asked.
"Anshan has iron, Fushun has coal, and it's not just ordinary iron, it's not just ordinary coal!"
Zhu Daohua said.
They are rich iron ore and coal mines with very low sulfur content.
The quality is probably the best in all of Asia, and crucially it's not far off.
This will become another important heavy industrial base of the Ming Empire.
A coal and iron industrial belt that can be ranked high in the world, comparable to the Ruhr Industrial Belt in Germany.
Of course Zhu Daohua will pay attention to it.
This time he returned to Guangzhou, in addition to paying attention to the war in South Asia.
Another important thing is to attract investment for the coal and iron industry belt in Liaodong.
If you want to build industry, you must first open mines, build roads, and invest in preliminary infrastructure construction. Especially for land like Liaodong that has been deserted for decades. If you want to develop it, the initial investment will be quite large.
Anshan iron, Fushun coal?
Peng Jun and Tao Biquan looked at each other. How did Emperor Zhu know about this?
Did he send Jin Yiwei to check in advance?
Jinyiwei is an intelligence agency, not one responsible for prospecting.
What's more, Anshan and Fushun are surrounded by deep mountains and old forests, so it's not easy to go in for prospecting.
in this case.
Emperor Zhu was so sure that there were large iron ore and coal mines inside?
This is too mysterious.
Both of them are Confucian scholars, so naturally they don't talk about strange powers and chaos.
But Emperor Zhu is a bit too amazing, right?
The two of them were full of doubts.
Emperor Zhu did not explain.
How could he explain it?
Fortunately, he is now a dictator.
Just follow his words and do whatever he tells the people below.
No explanation is necessary.
And when the Emperor of Ming Dynasty sailed back south and headed for Guangzhou City.
Qianlong in the capital was furious when he got the news Liu Yong brought back.
"It's too much to bully others! It's just too much to bully others!"
Qianlong's face turned black with anger at Zhu Daohua's conditions.
This is basically the condition for destroying the Eight Banners clan in Manchuria. It is strange that he can agree to it.
"Zhu Daohua is trying to force our Eight Banners to die!"
Qianlong took a deep breath.
"Your Majesty, it seems we can only fight one battle first. If Shanhaiguan can withstand it, then everything will be fine." He Shen said with a sigh.
Can Shanhaiguan withstand it?
Not only Heshen, but also Qianlong himself didn't have much confidence.
'We can only fight one game first. Fortunately, winter is coming soon, so we still have some time. '
Qianlong said.
"In addition, send someone to invite two living Buddhas, Zhangjia Hutuktu and Jebtsundamba Hutuktu, to the capital!"
Zhu Daohua paid attention to the two living Buddhas of the Yellow Sect, making Qianlong realize that the current Mobei and Monan grasslands were of even greater significance to the Qing Dynasty.
To some extent.
This was the Qing Dynasty's retreat, or escape route.
If the Ming army were to block the Central Plains, the entire clan would really be wiped out.
Frost has already begun in Liaodong in November.
There is still a bit of heat wave in Guangzhou in November.
Zhu Daohua returned to Guangzhou in late November.
When His Majesty the Ming Emperor's ship docked at the port of Guangzhou.
Almost all the prominent people in Guangzhou came to the port.
Many people in Guangzhou City also flocked to the outskirts of the port, putting their feet up and stretching their necks, hoping to catch a glimpse of the sky.
Guangzhou now is definitely the most prosperous city in the world.
A large number of factories on both sides of the Pearl River Estuary attracted migrant workers from Guangdong, Guangxi, and even Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan.
The influx of a large number of people has led to rising housing and land prices in Guangzhou.
Rise in house and land prices.
The direct beneficiaries are of course Guangzhou’s local bosses.
Lao Guangdu, who had land in Guangzhou, was a hero of the Ming Dynasty.
The roots are growing red.
He also made a fortune because of the rise in land prices.
When the local Guangzhou people mention His Majesty the Emperor who restored the Ming Dynasty, of course they all raise their thumbs up and say proudly, "Our Guangdong is the land of Longxing in the new Ming Dynasty."
And now the wealthy people in Guangdong, who generally have bulging pockets, rushed to tell the news when they heard that His Majesty the Emperor would be stationed in Guangzhou this winter.
The emperor and fellow citizens did not forget the folks in Guangdong, and the status of Guangzhou as the southern capital was not just symbolic.
This at least shows that Guangzhou's prosperity can be guaranteed.
Housing prices in Guangzhou will not fall!
And it also increased because of the fact that the emperor was stationed in Guangzhou during the winter.
This made Lao Guang's loyalty to the emperor even more secure.
"It's coming, it's the Tuanlong Banner."
"The Guards are coming down, hurry, hurry, get out of the way!"
"When the emperor goes out tomorrow, the nobles will bow their hands and the common people will bow!"
Following the voices of the left-behind officials in Nandu.
The Tuanlong flag symbolizing the Ming Emperor came down from the huge battleship first.
"Long live! Long live my emperor!"
The roar of the mountain and the tsunami suddenly sounded like thunder.
The officials who came to the port to greet him, the local nobles of the Ming Dynasty in Guangzhou, and the local wealthy people who came to the port to watch the excitement all cheered.
It should be said that the people in the entire Ming Dynasty are the most loyal to the restored emperor.
Then the Guangzhou people in Guangzhou City must be ranked high.
Amidst shouts of long live.
Zhu Daohua stepped off the battleship.
Almost a year later.
His Majesty the Ming Emperor has returned to his loyal Guangzhou.
(End of chapter)
